Firm vs. Tender
Firmnoun
A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
Firmnoun
A business enterprise, however organized.
Firmnoun
(slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Firmadjective
steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
Firmadjective
fixed (in opinion)
Firmadjective
solid, rigid (material state)
Firmverb
(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
Firmverb
(transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
Firmverb
(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
Firmverb
(intransitive) To improve after decline.
Firmverb
To shorten (of betting odds).
Firmverb
To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
Firmadjective
Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; - applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
Firmadjective
Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.
Firmadjective
Solid; - opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
Firmadjective
Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
Firmnoun
The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
Firmverb
To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
Firmverb
To fix or direct with firmness.
Firmnoun
members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;
Firmverb
become taut or tauter;
Firmverb
make taut or tauter;
Firmadjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
Firmadjective
not soft or yielding to pressure;
Firmadjective
strong and sure;
Firmadjective
not subject to revision or change;
Firmadjective
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling;
Firmadjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;
Firmadjective
securely established;
Firmadjective
marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue;
Firmadjective
pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;
Firmadjective
securely fixed in place;
Firmadjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
Firmadverb
with resolute determination;
Firmadjective
having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure
Firmadjective
solidly in place and stable
Firmadjective
having steady but not excessive power or strength
Firmadjective
showing resolute determination and strength of character
Firmadjective
strongly felt and unlikely to change
Firmadjective
steadfast and constant
Firmadjective
decided upon and fixed or definite
Firmadjective
(of a currency, shares, etc.) having a steady value or price which is more likely to rise than fall
Firmverb
make more solid or resilient
Firmverb
fix (a plant) securely in the soil
Firmverb
make (an agreement or plan) explicit and definite
Firmverb
(of a price) rise slightly to reach a level considered secure
Firmadverb
in a resolute and determined manner
Firmnoun
a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people
Firmnoun
a group of hospital doctors working as a team, headed by a consultant.
Firmnoun
an organized group of football supporters known for their aggressive attitudes towards rival fans.
Tenderadjective
Sensitive or painful to the touch.
Tenderadjective
Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
Tenderadjective
Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
Tenderadjective
(of food) Soft and easily chewed.
Tenderadjective
Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
Tenderadjective
Fond, loving, gentle, sweet.
Tenderadjective
Young and inexperienced.
Tenderadjective
Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
Tenderadjective
Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
Tenderadjective
(nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
Tenderadjective
(obsolete) Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.
Tenderadjective
(obsolete) Careful to keep inviolate, or not to injure; used with of.
Tendernoun
(obsolete) Care, kind concern, regard.
Tendernoun
The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
Tendernoun
(obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone.
Tendernoun
(rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
Tendernoun
(nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
Tendernoun
(nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
Tendernoun
A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
Tendernoun
(legal) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
Tendernoun
Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
Tenderverb
To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
Tenderverb
(archaic) To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly or with consideration.
Tenderverb
To work on a tender.
Tenderverb
(formal) To offer, to give.
Tenderverb
to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
Tendernoun
One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.
Tendernoun
A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like.
Tendernoun
A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water.
Tendernoun
An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, with interest.
Tendernoun
Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of a loan, of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid for a contract.
Tendernoun
The thing offered; especially, money offered in payment of an obligation.
Tendernoun
Regard; care; kind concern.
Tenderverb
To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the amount of rent or debt.
Tenderverb
To offer in words; to present for acceptance.
Tenderverb
To have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value.
Tenderadjective
Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit.
Tenderadjective
Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
Tenderadjective
Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate.
Tenderadjective
Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's good; easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic.
Tenderadjective
Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.
Tenderadjective
Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; - with of.
Tenderadjective
Unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild.
Tenderadjective
Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain.
Tenderadjective
Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a tender subject.
Tenderadjective
Heeling over too easily when under sail; - said of a vessel.
Tendernoun
something used as an official medium of payment
Tendernoun
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Tendernoun
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
Tendernoun
car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
Tendernoun
a boat for communication between ship and shore
Tendernoun
ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
Tenderverb
offer or present for acceptance
Tenderverb
propose a payment;
Tenderverb
make a tender of; in legal settlements
Tenderverb
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer;
Tenderadjective
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality;
Tenderadjective
hurting;
Tenderadjective
susceptible to physical or emotional injury;
Tenderadjective
having or displaying warmth or affection;
Tenderadjective
easy to cut or chew;
Tenderadjective
physically untoughened;
Tenderadjective
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Tenderadjective
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition;
Tenderadjective
showing gentleness, kindness, and affection
Tenderadjective
solicitous of
Tenderadjective
(of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough
Tenderadjective
(of a part of the body) sensitive to pain
Tenderadjective
(of a plant) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection
Tenderadjective
requiring tact or careful handling
Tenderadjective
young, inexperienced, or vulnerable
Tenderadjective
(of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind.
Tenderverb
offer or present (something) formally
Tenderverb
offer (money) as payment
Tenderverb
make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset for a stated fixed price
Tenderverb
formally offer (a stated fixed price) for carrying out work, supplying goods, etc.
Tenderverb
seek offers to carry out work at a stated fixed price
Tendernoun
an offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price
Tendernoun
a vehicle used by a fire service for carrying specified supplies or equipment or fulfilling a specified role
Tendernoun
a vehicle used in mobile operations by a public service or the armed forces
Tendernoun
a dinghy or other boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship.
Tendernoun
a trailing vehicle closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water.
Tendernoun
a person who looks after someone else or a machine or place
